Accident Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II 5Y-BZN, Monday 22 August 1983
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Date:Monday 22 August 1983
Time:c. 11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II
Owner/operator:Mar-Electric
Registration: 5Y-BZN
MSN: 34-8070307
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:140 km S of Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Mombasa (09:30)
Destination airport:Masay Mara
Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Twin-engined private Piper plane crashed in Nkii-hills near Amboseli-animal reserve. Italian pilot and owner Maurizio Mauro (50), his son Riccardo (15), passenger from Netherland and four german female cabin staff (30-35) from Condor Flugdienst on photo safari.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Hamburgr Abendblatt 26 August 1983, p22
La Stampa 27 August 1983, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2018 14:14 TB Added
07-Feb-2020 18:04 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Mar-2025 15:24 ASN Updated [Accident report, ]

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